Savory Stuffed Pumpkin Recipe

Savory Stuffed Pumpkin Recipe

"As soon as pumpkins are available in October, I stock up on them for making this special dish," pens Patricia Sacheck from her family's ranch outside Wasilla, Alaska. "The beefy mixture is filling and tastes good the next day - that is, if there are any leftovers!"

Directions

In a skillet over medium heat, cook beef and onion until meat is no longer pink; drain. Add soup, mushrooms, soy sauce and brown sugar. Simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in the rice and water chestnuts. Wash pumpkin; cut a 6-in. circle around stem. Remove top and set aside. Discard seeds and loose fibers from the inside. Spoon beef mixture into pumpkin; replace top. Place on a greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan. Rub oil over outside of pumpkin. Bake uncovered, at 350° for 1-1/2 hours or until pumpkin is tender. Scoop out some pumpkin with each serving of beef mixture.Yield: 6 servings.

Originally published as Savory Stuffed Pumpkin in Country Woman
September/October 1999, p40

In a skillet over medium heat, cook beef and onion until meat is no longer pink; drain. Add soup, mushrooms, soy sauce and brown sugar. Simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in the rice and water chestnuts. Wash pumpkin; cut a 6-in. circle around stem. Remove top and set aside. Discard seeds and loose fibers from the inside. Spoon beef mixture into pumpkin; replace top. Place on a greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan. Rub oil over outside of pumpkin. Bake uncovered, at 350° for 1-1/2 hours or until pumpkin is tender. Scoop out some pumpkin with each serving of beef mixture.Yield: 6 servings.

Originally published as Savory Stuffed Pumpkin in Country Woman
September/October 1999, p40

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kb9sni User ID: 727814535993

Reviewed Nov. 5, 2013

"I've been making this for years. Great for potlucks! I have two suggestions. One is that I always have used ground turkey instead of ground beef since turkey & pumpkin just seem to go better together. The other is to err on the side of under cooking the pumpkin especially if it isn't being eaten immediately. The filling seems to continue to cook the pumpkin, softening the sides and causing it to slouch."

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AmyA2012 User ID: 699849569496

Reviewed Nov. 29, 2012

"This Stuffed Pumpkin was a big hit!"

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Mrs_T User ID: 94193188669

Reviewed Nov. 7, 2012

"We thought this was fantastic! I didn't use the water chestnuts, and used quite a bit less ground beef than called for (probably about half the amount). We enjoyed this very much and will definitely be making this recipe again."

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Swank77 User ID: 343586326769

Reviewed Oct. 11, 2012

"The stuffing recipe is almost exactly what my mom calls "chinese casserole." I like water chestnuts, but I did not appreciate them in this recipe. The responses I got were, "it's fine" "it's good." I thought it was just ok."

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Pretchus User ID: 632313234927

Reviewed Nov. 4, 2011

"I have been making this for years. I found it in a halloween issue about 10 years ago and my family cant wait for pumpkin season. I always double the stuffing though just to be sure to fill the pumpkin."

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terratoo User ID: 174377534926

Reviewed Nov. 7, 2010

"I made this for our Halloween party this year a bit leery of baking a pumpkin like this. What a surprise, all was eaten and several guests requested the recipe! I had a 9 lb. pumpkin and one recipe did not fill it so I would suggest making a double batch for a pumpkin that large and for leftovers. I was disappointed that I didn't have any leftovers!!"

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ColoradoSue User ID: 466389834924

Reviewed Feb. 7, 2010

"This was a wonderful main dish served at a buffet, Thanksgiving, or Halloween. I've passed this on to many of my friends. It's worth the effort for all the ahhh's it receives"

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achew08 User ID: 454847472543

Reviewed Nov. 22, 2009

"WoW! This dish was a little more work than I usually put into a meal but it was so worth it! My family really enjoyed it. I bought a lopsided pumpkin and put too much oil on it so the lid kept sliding off in the oven but I was able to easily fix this by sliding a toothpick from the top into the sides so than it would hold. I definitely would make this again and we also want to make this dish a Halloween tradition!"